Bactrim DS for Urinary Tract Infection User Reviews (Page 5)

• Lea...
• October 30, 2015

"So, I wanted to review this drug because I've been on five antibiotic treatments within the last month and a half for the craziest UTI I've ever experienced in my life. Landed in the ER for fevers and pain, and the worst was the mental confusion. Anyways, during this time, I've been on IV antibiotics, Z-Pak, as well as Keflex, which gave me horrible anxiety and extreme photosensitivity. When I tried Levaquin, it sent me to the ER. Then finally Bactrim DS was prescribed. After taking it the first night, I did have some trouble sleeping, but after two doses of the medication, I did adjust. I have been taking probiotics with these meds. It's helped overall. Side effects I noted: vivid dreams, fatigue, and constipation were the main three."

• Lul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 10, 2019

"I was diagnosed on a Tuesday with a UTI. Prescribed Bactrim. As of Thursday, I felt great. But Friday, not so much. I had a bad headache, and my throat began to feel sore. I continued taking the Bactrim. It's now Sunday night, and I feel unbelievably bad. My throat feels like it did when I had tonsillitis, my head feels like it weighs 600 lbs., and my energy is flu-like. I called my doc on call and wait to hear about next steps, but after seeing all the other people who've gone through hell with it, I WILL NOT TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS DRUG. BE WARNED!!!!!"

• Sus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2017

"I was given Bactrim for a UTI in November 2016. On day 2, my entire lower half of my body became numb. And I mean all of it, including the female parts. I was convinced I had MS, Lou Gehrig's disease, or even piriformis nerve entrapment. I looked them all up and never in a million years thought it was related to the antibiotic, it never even crossed my mind. Nothing made sense that was happening to me. I had to hold onto walls to walk, and the nerve and numbness pain was unbelievable. I had no insurance, so I really never got checked out. When my mom randomly said her friend had a terrible reaction to this drug, I started reading. I put it all together and all of my symptoms are because of this. It is now February, and I have 80% of my feeling back. But still not in the female area or left foot, but I am hopeful I will continue to improve, but it takes a LONG time. This is the worst experience I have ever gone through in my life. And I HAD taken this drug before, so you never know."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 9, 2019

"The doctor thought I had a possible UTI, so he prescribed me Bactrim. The first 2 days were fine, on the third day, I had extremely bad leg cramps, my hands were cramping so bad, my body was aching, my head was tingling, and my heart was racing. I felt like I was going to pass out. I went to urgent care, and they took a blood test and my vitals. They said everything was fine but told me to stop taking Bactrim. Never again."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2019

"I had commented on here before about my use of Bactrim DS. It's been 2 weeks since my last dose, and I still have weakness and dizziness. I'll have to go to the doctor sometime soon. This is my first antibiotic ever. I'm scared to find out what's wrong, but my urine has cleared up..."

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2018

"I had a mild UTI. I went to the urgent care and was given Bactrim. I took one evening dose around 6 pm and one morning dose around 6 am. At around 10 am, I developed a severe migraine. I left work around 12:30 pm, got home from work around 1:00 pm, and by 2:00 I was violently throwing up. I was in the bathroom for about 3 hours - I fell asleep slumped over the toilet. I felt queasy the rest of the day as well as the following two days. For the record, I have never thrown up from a migraine before, and I am not someone who throws up a lot (last time I threw up was 4-5 years prior due to food poisoning, and I threw up just once that time. The time before that was about 10 years prior to the food poisoning due to stomach flu). Even though it seemed to work, I will never take Bactrim again unless it is the only antibiotic option for something that will kill me otherwise. I felt HORRIBLE."

• TLM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 4, 2019

"Have had 6 UTIs over the course of 9 months. Took this medication once for the first one, knocked me on my rear, made me feel very sick, like the flu. It did clear it up. Then put on different antibiotics for the other UTIs, and the diarrhea it caused was unbearable. This time, had to go to the ER, a lot of blood in urine, was pretty sick. They gave me Bactrim and I'm taking it for 7 days, still have another 7 days. Makes me very tired, and my eyes have been very itchy and swollen. But it is clearing up the infection. Going to have to stop taking it, cannot stand the itchy eyes, fatigue, weakness, plus headache."

• flo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 3, 2015

"I have been taking Bactrim now for about a week and a half for a UTI and MRSA. I am sure it's working because the kidney pain has subsided, however, the nausea is so crucial it's like the worst nausea I've ever had in my life. Not to mention headache and chills. Ugh, I don't know if it's worth it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2015

"Having a horrible experience on Bactrim. This antibiotic should come with a warning label. Urinary symptoms have not been relieved yet (going on 3rd day). Experiencing severe nausea and diarrhea. Zofran helps somewhat. I don't know that I can continue this medication for 3 more days."

• Anonymous
• January 16, 2010

"I have taken it before, and it seemed to clear my urinary tract infection up well. However, this last time, after my first pill (in the afternoon), I felt flushed, bad headache, chills, some pain inhaling breaths, and facial swelling the morning when I woke up, though it went down quickly."

• Ssa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2019

"Took four pills out of six Bactrim that I was prescribed for my UTI. It took a while before the side effects kicked in. I got a rash around my neck, down my back, and down my chest, red splotches under my tongue, a terrible sore throat, neck stiffness, skipped heartbeats, blisters on my lips, tenderness on hands and feet, which turned into tiny blisters on hands and feet, and a few others on legs, arms, and ears. Also, very thirsty. In one day, I drank 40 oz of water and never felt the need to pee. After 80 oz, I still had cotton mouth and peed only twice, had dark urine."

• Vin...
• May 28, 2017

"Had a severe UTI that wouldn't clear up on its own, so I had a doctor that called in Bactrim. Within 15 minutes of taking it, I had severe flu-like symptoms. It is now 3 years later... I can only eat about 10 different foods due to intolerances and severe allergies to most anything. I cannot tolerate chemicals or outside allergens either. I basically live in a bubble of pain, fatigue, and misery. When people ask what happened to me, all I can say is, I don't know, I took Bactrim and it ruined my immune system. Did the Bactrim clear up the infection? Yep... sure did."

• Msa...
• March 6, 2019

"I would give this a 0 if I could: this was absolutely horrible. I have had a breathing problem since I started it. I got it Monday night, took one pill with a full glass of water, and had a small meal due to not having an appetite. I waited 2 hours to lay down, when I laid down to try to sleep, I just couldn't. When I would close my eyes, it's like my brain wouldn't shut off. So I stayed up until 3 in the morning, slept for a little bit, then got up. I had a headache after I laid back down, but it went away. The next day I felt okay but was still having a hard time breathing. I was confused at first, but it went away, so I have been dealing with this for 3 days. I went in to see my doctor, and she took me off it and prescribed something else to help with the 'UTI' and a steroid for my chest. I have not had an appetite for the past 3 days. I would be careful with this drug, and if you don't have to take it, then don't."

• Nub...
• December 14, 2017

"Horrible! I will tell you it does work for a UTI. My UTI is almost gone, but the side effects are terrible. I was doing fine with the medication the first day, and now today is my second day. Currently, I am at work, jittery, having chills, I had two panic attacks, and today I just started having migraines. I am only on this for three days. I have two more pills left. Tried to make it, but I don't think I can handle this while working. Not so much dizziness for me, just making me really tired. I will be staying on Cephalexin."

• Ami...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2019

"Bactrim didn’t really work for me, it stopped the blood in my urine, but I don’t feel like it killed the infection (E. coli) because I still go pee a lot, especially during the night (which makes me sleep only about 3 hours), and it takes me about 10+ seconds to start. The only side effects I experienced were nausea, insomnia, and headaches. Wouldn’t recommend this drug."

• Sun...
• May 26, 2017

"Bactrim did help my infection pretty quickly. However, it is one month since I took the last dose, and I still have major insomnia. Some nights I don't sleep at all, others just a few hours. I would never take this drug again, ever!!!"

• Jam...
• March 30, 2021

"Male, 59, and never had UTI. Still not sure how I got it, but E. coli was positive. Took nitrofurantoin for 10 days. Went away but reoccurred in 3 days. GCP gave me Bactrim DS for 10 days, #20. Test was negative and has never returned. Worked for me. Side effects were kind of like a bloated feeling, but that's it. Not sure about all the horror stories here I've been reading."

• Bri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 22, 2017

"I was having some pretty bad UTI symptoms, so I went to my local urgent care, and they gave me Bactrim. Oh my goodness, worst medication I’ve ever taken! I took only one dose at the urgent care. Went home and later that night, I’d say maybe 3-4 hours in. I was so nauseous. I finally got myself to sleep, only to wake up and vomit my guts out many times. Then I wasn’t able to eat for hours. It’s been about 3 days now since I haven’t taken any medication, and my stomach is still in pain, having nausea, gagging, and not able to eat quite the same. Stay away from this drug. It’s not good. It’s very bad for your stomach. Save yourself."

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2019

"This is not my first round of Bactrim. I have chronic UTIs, and I've taken this a half dozen times in the last two years. This time I got a side effect I've never had before: insomnia. I am so awake and have been for three days now. Yes, it does clear the infection for me. I do get the upset tummy, which is very common."

• Anonymous
• January 30, 2012

"Used this medication for three days. It appeared to work well until my urinary tract infection returned a week after I finished the medication. My doctor then prescribed Cipro. My fingers are crossed, praying this cures it."

• Dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2015

"I took a form of this medication a couple of years ago (Septra, which has the same ingredients), and it cleared up my UTI, although I thought it was a little slow to fully work. So when I got a UTI about a week ago suddenly, I asked my doc to prescribe it for me again, only this time it was Bactrim. I'm funny with antibiotics, I don't like taking them, and I have a very sensitive stomach, so I like to stick with what works. Took it again this time and noticed my symptoms improved, then got bad again. I had two side effects this time: loss of appetite and jittery feeling. I went back to my doc, and my urine sample still showed white blood cells, so they sent my sample out to be cultured for a better prescription. It helped but didn't cure it."

• Ean...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2018

"Asked to be prescribed this because I was prescribed it a year and a half ago for a UTI and did not have any side effects. This time around, where I am only on day two and the symptoms of the UTI have, for the most part, cleared, I have experienced debilitating headaches, constant fatigue, and had some anxiety yesterday morning. Luckily, I have become better with reducing my anxiety, but it does not matter how much water or food I intake, the headaches are just lingering and hover only on one side of my head over my eye. I also experienced a period of nausea so far. I am supposed to be on this for another five days and am hoping I will only need to be on for another few instead. I don't think I can complete the prescription with the borderline migraines I have been getting."

• do...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 4, 2022

"I started taking Bactrim for my UTI last week. It has made everything worse. I literally feel like I'm dying, and I'm puking every morning. The side effects are worse, so I would much rather sit through the pain of a UTI than deal with this."

• RGa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 8, 2021

"Awful!! Had a 5-day/10-pill prescription of Bactrim for a UTI. Just thought I was lethargic the first day, but later that night my hands were shaking, heart beating fast, which induced a full anxiety attack. Kept taking the pills. Fast forward to day 4 and my head was so foggy I felt like I was a walking zombie, and the shakes got so bad I had to go to urgent care. No appetite whatsoever. Cleared up the UTI but avoid at all costs!!"

• BCM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2017

"Started on Bactrim for a UTI, and after 4 doses, I ended up in the ER. The doctor thought my appendix ruptured due to the extreme pain and projectile vomiting. It wasn't my appendix, it was the Bactrim. Now, I'm under the care of a gastroenterologist due to vomiting after eating, severe stomach pain, bloating, and diarrhea...2 weeks later. She's afraid it's damaged my gallbladder, but I'm currently undergoing testing. I was not on any medication and had no health problems previously. This whole situation is a nightmare. I don't understand how this medication is still on the market."